FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGED CARE Our various colleges have long been engaged in community outreach, locally, statewide, nationally, and internationally. Additionally, UTHSC has launched a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) titled, “Community Engaged Care.” Administered through the Office of Health Disparities Education and Community Engagement, the QEP, a comprehensive five-year plan, is developed to train all UTHSC students to recognize and address the social determinants of health. The plan, still in its formative stages, is already having an impact on our community.
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Memphians have received care through the Community Engaged Care program under a new model for health fairs that integrates basic medical services and dental screenings with legal, education, and social services.
Has been raised by UTHSC since 2009 for diabetes research through the StepOut To End Diabetes campaign and the Denim for Diabetes campaign.
100 Health care students participated in a new model of the Serving the Underserved program, fostering a dialogue on health care among underserved populations and the ways poverty shapes the health lives of people and communities.
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8 Special-needs children were helped by physical therapy and occupational therapy students through the GoBabyGo! Memphis Rodeo that gave them specially designed ride-in toy cars modified for their needs.
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Worth of oral health services were provided to 124 middle school students from Memphis’ Freedom Preparatory Academy during the College of Dentistry’s annual Give Kids a Smile Day in February.
The Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center has helped 331 children, trained 56 teachers, and worked with 184 parents, since it opened in 2016. The Third-annual Rachel Kay Stevens Art Show and Auction to raise money for the center, the only student run, pro bono OT clinic in the Mid-South, was held in July.
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Shelby County students participated in the UTHSC Student National Medical Association’s “Dream BIG,” a free conference offering workshops on cultural competency, goals and professionalism, team building, and health.
Free medical screenings, immunizations, and health information were provided to more than 320 grade school and middle-school students at the 31st annual Back to School Family Affair put on by Omega Ministries/Omega Healthy Practices and UTHSC in July.
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